After Qin Caixing saw him off, he recalled what Shi Zaitian said and decided not to eat lunch at all. With just one thought, he came to the bedside of Qian Fufang's inpatient ward at the Dongtu County People's Hospital.
As luck would have it, Qian Fufang, who had received the dialysis injection, was taking a nap when her soul left her body and the old man she met was Qin Caixing. Qin Caixing took her to Hou Jinzhi's house in Houzhuang, Wujin Mountain, to see the scarecrow that Hou Jinzhi and her mother had planted next to the patio by pouring boiling water on it, and explained the stakes.
Qian Fufang woke up from her midday dream, and the scene she dreamed about still appeared in her mind. She was afraid and planned to go to the countryside to pay back the money. Unexpectedly, she became suspicious and had evil intentions, and encouraged her husband to give up. Hou Jinzhi's mother died while collecting firewood in the back mountain.
Tan Caixing was already a ghost with supernatural powers. After understanding this situation, he came back immediately and possessed his godmother, so that the poor godmother could survive.
When my mother woke up, she looked up and saw her load of firewood lying on the edge of a steep cliff. The load was still inserted between the two bundles of firewood with a gap of one meter.
She was wondering to herself, didn't the young man just say to help her carry the load of firewood down the mountain? Why was it left on the roadside and no one was there?
Since this mountain road was in the open air, the light was strong and a bit dazzling, so she set up a pergola and looked around, from the front to the left and right, then turned around, but she didn't see the young man. She even wondered: Could it be that the young man had gone deep into the woods to relieve himself? If that was the case, she didn't want to wait.
I was planning to get close to the load of firewood and pick it up for the return trip, and took a small path down the mountain, because it was only a short walk up the mountain road to get to the back of my house, which was closer.
Suddenly, when I touched it with my hand, I felt that the pocket on the right side of my armpit was bulging, as if there was something there. She put her hand in and took it out. Oh my god, it was a thick roll of banknotes. This is strange, who gave me the money and stuffed it into my right pocket?
She knelt down and counted carefully, it was exactly 4,000 yuan. Could it be that it was given to me by the young man who carried the bundle of firewood for me in the beginning? She guessed, but wasn't sure. If yes, why did that strange young man give me money? If not, she didn't see anyone coming in this barren mountain, she only saw him.
If it wasn't given by him, could it be given by ghosts? If it was really him who gave it to me, and there are many doubts about it, why should he give money to me, the old lady Longzhong? And they were strangers to each other. Could it be that the young man was crazy or confused? In short, my mother couldn't figure it out.
He even considered: If the young man hid in the woods to relieve himself, it would be time for him to come out after such a long time, why is he still nowhere to be seen?
Mom would rather believe that the young man was still hiding in the woods to relieve himself and would come out soon, rather than believe that he had really disappeared. He stood on the mountain road and shouted loudly - Houshengya, come out... he shouted several times in a row, but there was only the echo of stumbling in the valley, but there was no echo of Houshengya.
If the young man could not be found, the origin of the money would really be unclear. My mother also thought that her daughter Hou Jinzhi lent 4,000 yuan to her classmate, and now Fufang works in a bank in the county, which exactly matches this amount. Could it be the money that Qian Fufang paid back?
My mother immediately rejected this conjecture. The reason is that she went to the bank in the county town with a cane and found Qian Fufang, but she refused to admit it. Now I have not gone to ask for it. She is so cute, and she is willing to go out of the city to the countryside. Will you pay me back for the bumpy trip over the mountains? Unless the sun comes out from the west.
Although my mother is old, her body is still strong, her mind is not fuzzy, she has good intentions, and she has never been greedy for money in her life. You can't ask for anything you don't deserve, no matter how valuable it is.
When she was young, she went to the mountains to gather leaves for the production team to accumulate green manure. Once, she hid in a thorn bush to relieve herself. With watery eyes, she suddenly discovered that someone had lost a handbag on the side of the mountain. After getting up and fastening her trousers, she immediately went over to pick up the handbag and opened it. Inside was a large amount of money wrapped in a newspaper, at least tens of thousands, she didn't even count, and went directly out of the mountain to hand it over to the Wujinshan People's Commune. The secretary of the commune was very moved and said that she had a good mind and was able to make money without losing money.
It was later discovered that this package of cash, totaling 30,000 yuan, was the purchase money withdrawn by a purchaser of Wujinshan Supply and Marketing Cooperative. It was public funds. The reason why it was lost was because the weather was hot and the purchaser was thirsty and drank a lot. I simply bought a bottle of strong liquor with a high alcohol content and drank it in one go. I just wanted to get two things at once: quench my thirst and stop my alcohol addiction.
Unexpectedly, when crossing the mountain road, the purchaser who was not drunk at first became drunk and became forgetful. He was recuperating again. After relieving himself, he actually forgot to take away the handbag containing a large bag of money.
At that moment, the commune secretary saw that the young woman had done something good and felt that just praising her was not enough. He asked her if she had any requests. She said there were no requirements. I have only one request. Secretary, as you know, my family background is not good and my father is a landlord. I have only one request now. I ask the commune or brigade to hold some kind of criticism meeting so that my father is not arrested and blacklisted for fighting.
This was a serious question. The secretary didn’t say much and only said one word: OK! As expected, her father was never arrested and had to fight under a black card.
Later, the commune secretary also instructed the brigade to promote her to the position of director of the Women's Federation. Someone has an opinion, but they don’t dare to mention it in person. They just look at each other and ask, “Who is the secretary?” I understood it immediately and spoke for her at a conference: You can’t choose your origin, but you can choose your path! Although her background is not good, she has reformed well and her thinking is brighter than that of ordinary poor and lower-middle peasants.
At this moment, my mother recalled this glorious thing that she had done back then, and a sense of pride appeared on her face. She immediately put the money back into her right pocket, carried the bundle of firewood down the mountain, and placed it at the door. Without entering the house, she walked directly out of Houzhuang, passed through several fields, and came straight to Wujinshan Town. At the People's Government Office, I reached out and took out this wad of money, put it on the desk of a town cadre who was working, and said, "Comrade cadre, it's very strange today. I don't know who stuffed 4,000 yuan into my right pocket. This is not my money and I dare not ask for it, so I give it to the government.
The town cadre counted the money, and when it happened to be that number, he raised his head and asked, "Don't you know who gave you the money?"
My mother told the story of how she felt like she was controlled by something at that moment, and how before that, a strange young man helped her carry firewood. After a while, she "awoke" from the confusion, and the man disappeared again. The strange situation was also described in detail.
The town cadre understood it and felt that it was a mystery that was difficult to solve. He said that our government will not accept this money. I will accompany you to the Wujinshan Police Station and hand over the money to the police for investigation. Because this is a case. You are a red-blooded person and you are not ignorant of the money. It is certainly worthy of praise, but this money We must find out who put it in your right jacket pocket and what the intention of the person who put the money into you is.
At this time, Wujin Mountain was bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun, but the shadows in the corners were getting darker and darker. After leaving the Wujinshan Town People's Government Office Building, my mother was escorted by the town cadre towards the tall Wujinshan Police Station Office Building on the other side of the road.
The policeman who received them was of medium build, with a pair of sword-shaped eyebrows on his Chinese-character face. He looked calm and indifferent, but he spoke kindly.
This policeman probably knew the town cadre. He asked, Mayor Liu, are you here to report the crime? He looked again at his mother who was standing next to Mayor Liu. Mom reached out and touched the bulging wallet on her right side and said, "I'm here to report a crime. I don't know who stuffed 4,000 yuan into my place this afternoon."
The policeman took my mother and Deputy Mayor Liu to Deputy Director Gu's office.
After hearing what his mother said without making any sense, Deputy Director Gu, of course, didn't understand, so he welcomed his mother and Deputy Mayor Liu into a big room, sat down, and asked carefully, there was another person with elegant temperament. The policeman spread out a stack of papers on the coffee table and took notes.
Deputy Director Gu was worried that his mother could not express herself clearly, so he asked Deputy Mayor Liu to explain it to her. My mother kept nodding. Sometimes Deputy Mayor Liu expressed something different, and she would interrupt and correct him. Deputy Mayor Liu guessed that the 4,000 yuan might have been given by the younger generation. My mother immediately denied it. I didn’t see the younger generation giving me the money. It was just that I was confused for a while, and when I woke up, the younger generation was no longer there.
As she said that, my mother still had a look of surprise on her face. She took out the 4,000 yuan note from her right purse and showed it to Deputy Director Gu who was sitting at the desk. None of them are greedy for money or taking advantage. They don’t want any money that is not mine.
Now I am here not only to report a crime, but also to make a request. The amount of 4,000 yuan is not small, so I don’t want it anymore. I will hand it over to the police station. I only ask the police comrades to find out the person who stuffed the money into me and ask me why he stuffed the money into me. I? If there is no legitimate reason, or if the money is stuffed into my pocket out of madness or confusion, then the money must be returned to others.
Old man, you are very sensible. He is also a conscious person. Deputy Director Gu basically heard it clearly, but he still had doubts. Why did my mother get confused when someone gave her money? There must be something fishy about this. I just can’t ask, did my mother not tell the truth? Is it necessary for her not to tell the truth? If you don't tell the truth, what are you trying to achieve? A series of questions popped up in Deputy Director Gu's mind, which even made him a little confused.
He thought for a moment and simplified the question: Old man, let me ask you, does anyone owe you money?
No one owes me money. After my mother said it, she changed the subject again. However, a clerk named Qian Fufang of a bank in Jundu County owed my daughter exactly 4,000 yuan.
This 4,000 yuan was lent to my daughter during her lifetime. She was studying in college and had no money at the time. My daughter lent her the money out of kindness and has never paid it back. My daughter told me in a dream to ask for it from her, but I woke up and made a special trip to the county seat. A bank came to Qian Fufang to ask for money, but she refused to acknowledge the debt and said she wanted me to come up with an IOU.
There was no IOU, but it turned out that it was in my daughter's pocket, and I accidentally washed it away. My daughter was still alive at the time, so she told Qian Fufang about this. Qian Fufang said she would not accept the IOU, accept the debt, and promised to return the money to my daughter during her marriage.
But my daughter unfortunately died in a car accident on her wedding day. Qian Fufang refused to accept the blame, and my search for her was in vain.
I was still in good health. When I went to her to collect the debt, I didn't need to use crutches. I deliberately used crutches to go to her, hoping that she would sympathize with the old man and repay the money quickly, but she refused. I insist that there is no such thing. If there is such a thing, you can bring me the IOU and I will return the money to you immediately.
Maybe Qian Fufang's conscience found out and she paid you back the money she owed your daughter. Deputy Director Gu estimated.
Comrade policemen, this is unjustifiable. Even if Qian Fufang's conscience found out and came to my Houzhuang from the city to pay me back, would it be necessary for her to go to the mountains to pay me back? Besides, when I was collecting firewood in the mountains, I only saw a young descendant, a man, and I didn’t see her at all. It is reasonable for my mother to say what she thinks.
The policeman who was taking the notes suddenly stopped writing, raised his head and said, maybe it's that man who went up the mountain to pay you back on Qian Fufang's commission. It's also possible.
possible. Deputy Director Gu and Deputy Mayor Liu both agree with this statement.
impossible. Mom cleared her throat, stretched out a bony hand and patted a bunch of colorful banknotes on Deputy Director Gu's desk, and said, even if Qian Fufang's conscience finds out and sends a descendant to go up the mountain to ask me to pay back the money, Will he be able to make me confused? Does he need to make me confused? Paying back the money is a good thing, you can say it directly, it makes me happy, but if you deliberately make me confused when you pay back the money, what is the intention?
The usual approach is that it is the father who borrows money and the grandson who asks for money. Will Qian Fufang suddenly become so conscious of asking someone to return the money to me? It is said that even if the money has to be repaid, she will pay it back herself, or wait at the door of my house, and let me return it to me personally when I go home, so that I will not have to ask her for debt next time, and I will not know how to pay back the money. Not white?
This situation is too abnormal. Comrade policemen, I don’t want the 4,000 yuan. No matter how short of money I don’t have, I won’t want it. You just keep it and go and find out the origin of the money.
My mother's words actually convinced Deputy Director Gu, the policeman who took the notes, and Deputy Mayor Liu. They had nothing to say and could only sigh to each other. This incident was really abnormal.
